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Don't Back the Front

May 20, 2022 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

With Dana K

36 years of the NME C86 compilation!

8:00 PM		The Desperate Bicycles Don't Back the Front 7" 1977
8:04 PM		The Pooh Sticks Indiepop Ain't Noise Pollution The Pooh Sticks Fierce Recordings 1988
8:10 PM		Primal Scream Crystal Crescent Crystal Crescent Creation 1986
8:12 PM		The Mighty Lemon Drops My Biggest Thrill Happy Head Rhino/Warner Records 1986
8:16 PM		The Soup Dragons Whole Wide World Hang-Ten! Rhino/London-Sire 1987
8:16 PM		Mighty Mighty Everybody Knows the Monkey Cherry Red Indie Hits: 1985-1986 Cherry Red Records 2013
8:19 PM		The Wolfhounds Me Unseen Ripples from a Pebble The Pink Label 1987
8:23 PM		The Bodines God Bless 7" Creation 1985
8:26 PM		Stump Tupperware Stripper Does the Fish Have Chips Cherry Red Records 2014 Quirk Out (1987)
8:30 PM		Bogshed Loaf Brutal Shelfish Records 1987
8:39 PM		A Witness I Love You, Mr Disposable Razors Threaphurst Lane A Witness 2007
8:41 PM		The Pastels Crawl Babies Up for a Bit With… Fire Records 1987
8:43 PM		Age of Chance Motor City 7" Riot BIble 1985
8:47 PM		Shop Assistants Safety Net Shop Assistants Chrysalis 1986
8:50 PM		Close Lobsters Boys and Girls Forever Until Victory (The Singles Collection) Fire Records 2006 From Going To Heaven To See If It Rains (1986)
8:51 PM		Miaow When It All Comes Down When It All Comes Down LTM Publishing 1985
8:55 PM		Half Man Half Biscuit The Trumpton Riots Back in the D.H.S.S. Probe 1986
8:58 PM		The Servants Do Or Be Done The Servants Glass Records 1989
9:04 PM		Mackenzies Man With No Reason The First After Epiphany Ron Johnson 1987
9:05 PM		bIG fLAME Why Popstars Can’t Dance (Remastered) Why Popstars Can’t Dance (Remastered) - Single SHAMBOTIC 2021 1986 on Ron Johnson
9:08 PM		We've Got A Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It Love Is The Slug We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!! Geffen 1986
9:10 PM		McCarthy Boy Meets Girl So What The Enraged Will Inherit the Earth (+Rarities) Midnight Music 1989
9:17 PM		The Shrubs Blackmailer's Heartache Take Me Aside For A Midnight Harangue Ron Johnson 1987
9:21 PM		The Wedding Present Once More Once More 1985 1985
9:28 PM		Tiger Trap Don't Ask Sour Grass K 1993
9:30 PM		Look Blue Go Purple Cactus Cat Still Bewitched Flying Nun Records 2017
9:34 PM		The Siddeleys Bedlam on the Mezzanine Hoopla La-Di-Da Productions 1988
9:36 PM		Jeanines Don't Wait for a Sign N Don't Wait for a Sign Slumberland Records LLC 2022
9:38 PM		The Primitives Dreamwalk Baby Lovely Sony Music UK 1988
9:40 PM		The Vaselines Son of a Gun Enter the Vaselines (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] Sub Pop Records 2009
9:43 PM		The La's Son of a Gun De Freitas Session '87 The Viper Label 2010
9:49 PM		The Dentists One of Our Psychedelic Beakers Is Missing Some People Are On the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now Rev-Ola 1985
9:52 PM		Biff Bang Pow! Someone Stole My Wheels The Girl Who Runs the Beat Hotel Cherry Red Records 1987
9:54 PM		Straitjacket Fits Sparkle That Shines Hail Flying Nun Records 1990
9:58 PM		This Poison! Engine Failure Magazine Egg Records 2008
10:01 PM		The House of Love Real Animal The House of Love Cherry Red Records 2012
10:03 PM		Chime School Wait Your Turn Chime School Slumberland Records 2021
10:10 PM		The Hazmats Empty Rooms N 7" Static Shock 2022
10:15 PM		The Chills Rolling Moon Kaleidoscope World Flying Nun Records 1986
10:19 PM		The Aislers Set Balloon Song The Last Match Slumberland Records 2000
10:21 PM		Baby Lemonade Secret Goldfish Secret Goldfish - Single Narodnik Records 1987
10:24 PM		The Cannanes Population of Two Living the Dream Chapter Music 2000
10:27 PM		Summer Cats Lonely Planet Songs for Tuesdays Slumberland Records 2009
10:32 PM		The June Brides Sick Tired and Drunk Every Conversation: The Story of the June Brides & Phil Wilson Cherry Red Records 1984
10:34 PM		Mick Trouble Jim'll Fix It It's Mick Troubles Second LP Emotional Response 2022
10:37 PM		The Groove Farm Baby Blue Marine (Alternate Version) I Know It’s Only Indiepop… but I Like It The International Lo-Fi Underground 2011
10:38 PM		The Charlottes Liar Things Come Apart Cherry Red Records 1991
10:43 PM		The Orchids Walter Epicurean Sarah Records 1992
10:45 PM		Heavenly Sort of Mine Le Jardin de Heavenly Sarah Records 1992
10:48 PM		Black Tambourine By Tomorrow Black Tambourine Slumberland Records 2010
10:53 PM		Tall Dwarfs Sign the Dotted Line Weeville Flying Nun Records 1990
10:57 PM		Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes Just For A While (If Ever) The Adam Faith Experience Velocity Records 1987

Chat is archived.

hewwo

Dang! You're here :)

YAY!

I'm never sure with the DJ schedule!

it is me!

Yip Eye !!

the summer schedule will start soon, but for now i'm still on fridays :)

Allergies?

Lucky!!!

So cool you got to see DEVO again, I do need to make better effort to see them for the first time at some point.

Sending virtual Celestial Seasonings maple ginger tea with honey your way.

Good evening everyone! C86 sounds wonderful!!

Feel better Dana!

you're all too kind!

of course now i can't help but sing along to these songs :/ maybe this wasn't the best idea

@Dana 😲 😀😀

🎤 👩‍🎤 🎶

Is the FM weak for anyone else? Stream is good.

Stream is fine and my wifi is playing nice

@ Andy: FM sigs good here in center city Philly, try radio near window...

glad to hear the stream sounds good...

@Alan, "near window" reminds me of someone on an indiepop list in the 90s saying she could just get WPRB by sticking her radio near a window in Philadelphia. I believe that she later djed at WPRB.

Soooo gooood Dana K!

yessss i love this song

@ Rob: FM takes a bit of a beating in rainy weather, AM low bands not at all...

first shop assistants song i ever heard!

Safety Net!!

I bought their album on the strength of a year-end lookback in the Washington DC City Paper.

And I never looked back

that scottish accent!!!

I had not heard anything by them. The review made it plain that I needed to remedy that

I love this Miaow song.

it's so good! i know another DJ played it recently!

Unrest do a great cover too!

Sooooooooooooo gooooooooooood!

I know they do, I was just looking up Unrest's version! Too bad I missed the other dj playing Miaow.

The biologist in me always is amused when I see the band name Close Lobsters

jimbeaux Sooooooooooooo gooooooooooood! YES!!!!

Hell yes!

long song. time for more tea

Tim Gane of McCarthy cofounded Stereolab with Lætitia Sadier, who joined the band for its last studio album

yes! when i saw stereolab live a couple of years ago i could finally hear the mccarthy in tim gane's guitar playing

they are one of my favorites, excellent lyrics

I should check out McCarthy *puts on long list*

<<<<3333 wedding present!

soooo goood

was thinking about gedge when i was at south st seaport seeing DEVO. i saw the wedding present there in 2010

Weddos!

Tiger Trap and then "Cactus Cat". This is awesome!

glad you're enjoying! like i said, this is some of my favorite music ever

Ohmystars...that was incredible.

Jeanines RULE

VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVaselinessssssssssssssssss

Vaselines RULE

Been pretty silent myself but this show rules tonight

(when does it ever not rule)

aw thank you so much! i'm glad you are all enjoying it as much as i am

Dana K RULES

@Dana K, you are making it very difficult for us to head off to sleep at our usual 10 pm time

haha! i'll trade! feeling very much like i need to sleep soon!

but i'm happy to be on for another hour

Welp, it looks like 🥱 is winning out. So off we go. Dana K, this has been the most awesome (tm) show tonight.

goodnight rob, always a pleasure!

You say this Hazmats song is from 1992? 😉

lol!

Dana K and Commie Francis being the best Friday and Saturday night hype DJs 😤

commie and i are simpatico

Fantastic show!

Omg that organ jam

right?!

And then the sung just collapses (beautifully)

(song)

dang why did i not tune in earlier! i was in a silent room and forgot about Dana K on PRB! at least i'm catching some of this great show.

aw man, i'm glad you made it for at least a little bit kristin!

Rippin' show...you nailed a unique part of my life!

that makes me so happy to hear, jimbeaux. this music is all really important to me!

everything i play on my show is important to me, but especially this stuff

All the feels💥💥💥

Thanks for the show Dana K! It was so much fun, have a good night/weekend!

you too! night everyone!

Glasgow In da house !

yes!!!